Cooking, Creating, and Everything in Between
Cheesecake is one of those desserts that everyone loves, but everyone fears to make. Cheesecakes are, at their heart, a custard– similar to creme brulee. For this reason they are often overbaked (becoming curdled), or underbaked (becoming a weird, gelatinous,…
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Yum I think about England a lot. Obviously, as you can tell, my blog name says I’d love to go there. More on that here. But, sometimes, I chuckle just thinking about all the things that make America so much…
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When I was a kid, my siblings and I had a newspaper route. I remember on Easter Sunday that the newspapers had to be delivered especially early. We kids would crawl from our beds in the wee hours and fold…
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Yum Hot cross buns! Hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, Hot cross buns! If you have no daughters, give them to your sons. One a penny two a penny, Hot cross buns! Hot Cross Buns are an…
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Yum Cherry pie is my absolute favorite pie of all time. Although it’s not a pie you see often at get-togethers, to me it represents the timeless beauty of another era. It’s a real treat when I’m lucky enough to have it…
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Yum Well, this post starts with several important announcements: I have created a new facebook page for this ‘ole site, Cookies for England. Check it out here. It’s a new facebook page, so please give the little teensy baby some…
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St. Patrick was a pretty cool guy. According to legend he was actually born in England, but he claimed Ireland as his birthplace because he lived most of his life there. Supposedly ‘ole Patty hated snakes so much that he…
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Yum Have you ever made homemade ice cream? Boy . . . there is just nothing better on a hot, sticky summer night than going out on the porch, watching the fireflies dance, and mixing up a batch. After the…
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Yum Spring is whispering. I can feel it. Each day, when I take my walk, I can feel the earth stirring . . . coming to life and stretching its cramped, tired muscles after a long winter of dormant…
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Yum Does looking at pictures of beautiful food make you say “YUM”? Well then, you’ll love the newest feature I’ve added to the blog– the orange “YUM” button you see up there, above the picture. Yummly is an awesome…
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